This video shows all world middleweight boxing champions throughout history from 1884 through to the present day (2023).
This list includes holders of the WBA, WBC, IBF, Ring Lineal Belt, and the Universal World Title that predates the rest.
The list does not include holders of the WBO, WBA (Regular), WBU and IBO. These titles have often been considered inferior to the 4 main belts, although the WBO belt has gained more prestige in recent years.
Some memorable middleweight champions from this list include:
• Harry Greb
• Tony Zale
• Rocky Graziano
• Jake LaMotta
• Sugar Ray Robinson
• Roy Jones Jr.
• Carlos Monzón
• Marvelous Marvin Hagler
• Sugar Ray Leonard
• Thomas Hearns
• Roberto Durán
• Julian Jackson
• Gerald McClellan
• Bernard Hopkins
• Jermain Taylor
• James Toney
• Gennady Golovkin
• Miguel Cotto
• Canelo Alvarez
• Mike McCallum
• Félix Trinidad
• Michael Nunn
Honorable mentions to Chris Eubank, Nigel Benn, Steve Collins, Oscar De La Hoya and Billy Joe Saunders. All good champions that have held the WBO belt but not included on this list. Look out for them on the Super middleweight champion list which will include WBO champs and is coming out soon!
